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Psalms 119:105

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נ (Nun)

119:105 Your word 1  is a lamp to walk by,

and a light to illumine my path. 2 

Psalms 132:17

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132:17 There I will make David strong; 3 

I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue. 4 

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[119:105]  1 tn Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural (“words”).

[119:105]  2 tn Heb “[is] a lamp for my foot and a light for my path.”

[132:17]  3 tn Heb “there I will cause a horn to sprout for David.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (cf. Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Pss 18:2; 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). In the ancient Near East powerful warrior-kings would sometimes compare themselves to a goring bull that used its horns to kill its enemies. For examples, see P. Miller, “El the Warrior,” HTR 60 (1967): 422-25, and R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 135-36.

[132:17]  4 tn Heb “I have arranged a lamp for my anointed one.” Here the “lamp” is a metaphor for the Davidic dynasty (see 1 Kgs 11:36).



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